Barbara Norquist, MD

Biography

Barbara S. Norquist, MD, is a board-certified Gynecologic Oncologist and Associate Professor at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington. She is the Associate Chair of Research for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Co-Clinical Director of the University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program and is part of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic Panel. Her clinical duties include the care of individuals at increased risk of ovarian cancer due to genetic susceptibility, as well as caring for those with known or suspected gynecologic malignancies. Her research interests are focused on inherited ovarian cancer, the role of genes other than BRCA1 and BRCA2 in ovarian cancer risk, molecular strategies for early detection of ovarian cancer, and individualized approaches to surgical prevention of ovarian cancer.